Talking Heads: Yuvraj Singh, Gary Player, Sunil Gavaskar and David Lloyd
What he said:
โNow we are in such a situation where another loss would mean that we are out of the competition. Not a great feeling."
Yuvraj Singh fancying Pune Warriors Indiaโs chances on the eve of their big game againstย Mumbai Indians.
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What he meant:
โItโs make-or-break for Pune Warriors. God help us.โ
What heย definitelyย didnโt:
โItโll be a wonderful opportunity for me to take a break from cricket following the trials and tribulations of the World Cup. Dadaโs here and he can come up with someย Dadagiri.โ
What he said:
โThe way you hit the ball, youโre wasting your time playing cricket.โ
South African golfing great, Gary Player, to Ricky Ponting on watching him golf.
What he meant:
โYou can drive even better on the golf course.โ
What heย definitelyย didnโt:
โCricketโs for cows.โ
โYouโre the next Tiger Woods.โย
What he said:
โEnglandโs first series since the Ashes euphoria of four months ago may feel more like a โcome as you areโ street party than a suited-and-booted city pageant.โ
David Lloyd aka Bumble on the up-coming tour of England by Sri Lanka.
What he meant:
โThe Lankans will hardly have any time to slip out of their IPL pyjamas for the Tests.โ
What heย definitelyย didnโt:
โWhy not play the Tests in pyjamas? And at night? Lalit Modiโs here, letโs ask him to help out.โย
What he said:
โSomeone like Amarnath would have been a better choice for the simple reason that the core of the Indian team today is from the Hindi-speaking belt.โ
Sunny Gavaskar comments on the choice of Duncan Fletcher as coach of Team India.
What he meant:
โWe all speak Hindi, donโt we? And Mohinder definitely does. Besides, Amarnathโs not a joker.โ
What he definitely didnโt:
โWe need Hindi speaking coaches to teach our boys the choicest abuses while sledging the opposition that are not easily expressed in any other language. Actually, thatโs Punjabi but I could never tell the difference. And neither can they.โย
My neighbour asked if he could use my lawnmower and I told him of course he could, so long as he didn't take it out of my garden.
All quotes sourced from:ย http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/quote/index.html
